San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-07-12
THE PHILOSOPHER
TIRL LIS r 0 w.
BY DAVID LOWRY.

form article easily?'
Deane smiled. The assurance Of the me
chanic was manifested in his manner. III
was as sure of heaven as | am of making
| ruby glass like that as fast as it's wanted, I'd
| go to bed happy
That will do for the present, Deane."
The glass-blOweT walked 10 the door. His
hand was on the knob when his employer
said: "Pll talk TO you about it Tomorrow
As the Philosopher of Tirrs Row walket
away, the thought flashed upon him that il
might have been wiser had he applied 10 an
other manufacturer, or TO an outside capital
iSt. lie cOunSeled with his wife. She ex
pressed great confidence in Mr. I'irl; nobody
knew the disCOyerer 50 well as Mr.. Tirl. So
the discoverer handled his babe on his knee,
and planned in his minds eye the house that
was to contain all the comforts and cOnven
fences he could desire, his wife meanwhile
humming a merry tune.
Meantime, Mr. Tirl had ordered his buggy
around, and repaired TO chemists in his
employ, who was five hundred dollar richer
in consequence. The samp,esS of glass
Deane left were placed in the chemists
hands inside of an hour, and before he re,
tired that night the manufacturer shared
with the chemist the secret his analysis Te.
yealed.
As Deane was passing the office the next
day. his employer hailed him Looking
around to assure himself no one was near
Mr.. Tirl asked: Have you any more of that
glass; Deane"
"NO, but can make all you want" Deane
looked at Mr.. Tirl in surprise.
mo, you needa't bother"
"If it dees not make any difference, Pd
like to have the globe or bottle" Deane
spoke diffiiently.
"NOnsensew Mr.. Tirl spoke grufIiy. you
don't want TO show them to anybody else il
you want to deal with me-"
Deane, abashed, replied. mo, no. want
20 deal with you, but don't want to lose
time. I've lost a good deal"
"Yuu must do things IN a business-like
way if you deal with me-" Mr.. Tir waved
his hand, and the next moment was out of
ear shot
The glass-blOwer's face Redeemed under
the rebuff, then paled suddenly as the
thought occurred to him. What if, after all,
Mr.. Tirl should deceive him and rob him of
his discovery. He was noted for his mean
ness, his sellishness; he was INSCRIPTIONS
where a competitor was concerned.
Again the Philosopher of Tirl's Row con-
fided his suspicious to his wife, and again
the wife laughed at them. Two days pass
ed. Mr.. Tirl kept out of the glaSs-blOwer's
reach. Pay day came around. Deane re-
solved to bring matters to focus one way
or other" When he received his envelope,
instead of opening it, he asked the clerk if
Mr.. Tirl was in the office.
He is busy. What do you wantY'
The clerks manner was offensive. Deane
responded with more spirit than he had ever
been known to exhibit. Tell him wish to
speak with.him. My business is with Mr.
Tirl-EOt with any one else"
The clerk opened the door, and Deane
passed into the prOprietOr's private Office.
What did he see there that caused his
blood seemingly to stand still, that caused
the mighty thrOb afterward that swelled his
heart? His knees trembled, his head
whirled. There. above Mr. Trrs head,
where the sunlight fell full upon them, was
a row of globes and ruby glass. Below
these was row Of large square bottles, and
below these again was another row of walls
All the light of the world seemed to be gath
cred, concentrated in those globes, TASKS and
walls. They were burned into the glass
blowers brain.
Mr.. Tirl'S eyes were fixed on Deane's as
he stood staring at the ruby glass. His eX-
preston at that moment was 50 stealthy, so
cat-like, that they produced feeling of pro-
found aversion in the breast of the workman.
well, what do you think of them, Deane?
You are not the only man who can make
cheap ruby glass"
The Philosopher of TirPs Row tried to
speak, but the lump in his throat prevented
utterance. He looked around curiOusly, and
then with great difficulty managed to say:
where is my bottle and my glObeT'
What better do you want than these?
Take any you like. I've two thousand sam
pies ready for the trade. But you must not
meddle with my idea, Deane. See here"
Tirl drew from pigeOn-hOle a neatly-fOlded
paper. 1--WE filed a caveat, Deane, and Pm
not the man to brook interference"
The remainder was lost upon the empty
air.
Deane turned quickly on his heel and
rushed out into the open air. His brain
reeled. He was benumbed. He was like a
man stupeied with a cold. He walked like
man in dream. He stumbled against a
workman, who cursed him rOundly.
Instead of going hOme as was his habit he
walked in the opposite direction.
As the afternoon wore away, Mrs. Deane
became so uneasy that she consulted her
neighbOTs There were women among them
who laughed at her. They were accustomed
to absences similar to the delay of the glass
blower who was always noted for punctual-
ity. The evening and night passed. Mrs.
Deane paced the floor wrlngng her hands
helplesSly. Such teTrOrs as the lone wife
suffered that night can only be imagined by
those who can recall hours of frantic grief,
dry eyes and hopeless waiting
Just below TirI's Row, on the bank of the
river, a fleet of coal flats were moored. The
urchins in the neighbOrhOOd, playing on the
flats the next morning, scampered off in
alarm. They called a pasSer-by, who
lounged inditferently to the flats; then hast
ened to a saloon near at hand. A score of
idlers gathered on the coal flats, and, while
some pushed and Others pried, they brought
into full view the remains of a man whom
all instantly recognized as the Philosopher
of Tirl's Row.
The cOrOner's inquest disclosed little. 1t
was difficult to determine whether he had
committed suicide, or, in a moment OF aber-
ration, wandered upon the fats and fallen
into the river. When the'waiting wife heard
the news, she fell in faint lay on a sick
bed for weeks, then died. The babe was
placed in an asylum, and Tirl's Row soon
forgot that such person as The Philosopher
of Tirls Row had existed.
TiTPs plant speedily converted to the
manufacture of specially, soon became
famous in the trade. The owner, when the
extraordinary success which has attended
his enterprise is referred to, complacently
such compliments as may be
included in the recognition of zone of those